- Today’s Pick: An artistic ‘thank you’
Editors’ Picks • February 4, 2026 To be in your 90s and still doing what you love is inspirational — and to bring joy to others through that passion? Even more so. Meet Eva Lu Damianos: a 90-year-old artist living in a Pennsylvania retirement community. After recovering from a broken leg, she decided to secretly paint watercolor portraits of the 18 caregivers who helped her through her healing process and surprise them with the masterpieces. Get the full story and see some of the paintings…Read more
- 2026 events to add to your calendar
. Daily Edition • January 2, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Later this month, the World Sports Photography Awards will announce its 2026 winners — stunning images across 24 categories that capture the grit, triumph, and thrill of athletic achievement. But for now, we can peruse this year’s finalists (you might just come out of it with a new appreciation for sport). Must Reads Go inside the oldest restaurant in the world, which recently turned 300 What a traditional Kashmiri coat can teach us about health...
- Try this practice before making resolutions
. Daily Edition • January 1, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Happy New Year! To ring in 2026, we’ve crafted a special newsletter that will hopefully get you prepared for and excited about the year ahead. And before you spend the morning drawing up a resolutions list, consider commencing a search for a renewed purpose in life instead — expert tips on that below. Must Reads Book Riot’s 2026 Read Harder Challenge is here — see this year’s tasks From black-eyed peas to lucky lentils, learn about different New...
- Healing through art
Best of 2025 • Humanity Edition Happy New Year’s Eve! We’re wrapping up 2025 on an especially inspiring note with the humanity edition of the Best of Nice News. The stories below are just a glimpse of the many ways people continue to remind us of the good that exists (and has always existed) in the world, even in the toughest of times. All that goodness adds up, and we hope it leaves you feeling as hopeful for the year ahead as we are. We’ll be back with regular programming tomorrow! Humanity...